If you live in the United States of America you might try signing up
on the Multilingual Munchkins
Playgroup Database. It's a free service intended to bring together
speakers of the same languages within a 50-mile radius in the United States.

If you're interested in reading more about the "teaching reading" debate
there are all kinds of
sources on the Web. A couple recommended by a list member are:
Reading
Debate 01

If the issue of "fact-based" vs. "skills-based" education interests
you, why not take a look at E. D. Hirsch's book "The Schools We Need and
Why We Don't Have Them." Although you may not agree entirely with
everything he says, it is not difficult to disagree with him when he concludes
that for roughly the past 20 years, education in the U.S. has gotten a
little farther away from fact-based learning than perhaps it should have.
To get an idea of what his philosophy of education is all about, check
out the Core
Knowledge website.

While we're on the subject of education - a list member states:
"I came across this
info in the Journal of Higher Education. I haven't
checked it out myself, but the article/review was fairly positive."
A connected CD-ROM can apparently be ordered
here for US $56.45.

Larissa does not know if this
page will be helpful to anybody. But she found it and wants to
share her discovery.

Thomas Alexander shared his thoughts with us recently on a book, "Talking
with your child", read his review
of it.

Adriana tells us about some bilingual education resouces information
that might be useful,
here
is the link:

Nataliya came across a short
article on bilingualism she wanted to share with the list.
Rachel in St Etienne came across a resource we might all be interested
in it is: "TheBilingual Family Newsletter". (another one :-)
There is apparently a "Contacts" section in the back where you can
place an ad asking
for the exact information you want. You can receive a free sample of
a recent issue, 3 different ways: via
their websiteor via e-mailor via snail mail:
Multilingual Matters
Frankfurt Lodge, Clevedon Hall, Victoria Rd,
Clevedon, England BS21 7HH
One of our active members runs Multilingual Munchkins and recently
announced the availability of a book that "Munchkins" will be offering:

It costs $10.89 + shipping and handling costs. They are more than
happy to ship the books bookrate which is also a savings (although it does
take anywhere from 3 to 10 days within the US). If you are interested
in purchasing this book please email
them directly here with your mailing address so that they can calculate
shipping costs.

Munchkins also note that they, like us, are putting together a website
of resources for parent's raising their children with more than one language.
If you have a similar site and you want it mentioned on the Munchkins site
too, let them know directly at the above e-mail link. If you
want it mentioned on this site write to Henrik
or Berni